2004 Sony Corporation
Digital VideoCamera Module
A-C3M-100-
11
(1)
Technical Manual
XCL-U1000C/U1000
Page 1: ... 2004 Sony Corporation Digital Video Camera Module A C3M 100 11 1 Technical Manual XCL U1000C U1000 ...
Page 2: ...Binning Mode with external trigger XCL U1000 only 12 High rate scan Mode 13 High rate scan Mode with external trigger 15 Camera Control Command Overview 16 Serial Communication Specifications 16 Command System 16 Command Format 16 Command Input and Response 16 Command Specifications 17 Camera Control Commands 17 Setting Value Control Commands 21 Other Commands 23 Command List 24 Specifications Spe...
Page 3: ...Normal Trigger shutter Shutter speed Gamma Detail White balance XCL U1000C only Matrix XCL U1000C only Electronic shutter function Shutter speed can be selected from a wide range External trigger shutter function 1 15 to 1 10000 sec You can obtain a freeze picture by inputting an external trigger This function is useful to shoot a fast moving object clearly High rate scan The camera module can lim...
Page 4: ... front panel the CCD reference plane Installing the camera module on the front panel minimizes deviation of the optical axis Note The CCD is driven at high speed during a High rate scan or Binning operation In this situation if intense light is input to the camera the peripheral areas of the video image may be affected In such a situation adjust the amout of light using the iris ...
Page 5: ...bus slot of the host device such as a PC Digital interface cable 1MA26 4560 OSC 200 2 m 6 6 ft 500 5 m 16 4 ft A00 10 m 32 8 ft Sony camera compatible cable produced by Sumitomo 3M Limited commercially available Camera adaptor DC 700 700CE Connection Diagram C mount lens Close up ring kit LO 77ERK XCL U1000C U1000 Tripod adaptor VCT ST70I Camera cables CCXC 12P02N CCXC 12P05N CCXC 12P10N CCXC 12P2...
Page 6: ...op 3 Reference holes Tripod screw holes at the bottom These precision screw holes are for locking the camera module Locking the camera module into these holes secures the optical axis alignment You can install the camera on a tripod To install on a tripod you will need to install a tripod adaptor VCT ST70I to the camera on the reference holes 3 Lens mount C mount Reference holes at the top Referen...
Page 7: ...0 9 8 7 6 15 14 13 12 11 4 3 2 5 Pin Signal Pin Signal No No 1 TXD 4 NC 2 RXD 5 NC 3 Ground 6 NC 5 Monitor output connector 15 pin You can connect a monitor cable to this connector to display an image on a multiscan monitor supporting UXGA resolution Note If you connect a multiscan monitor that does not support UXGA resolution an image may not be displayed Pin Signal Pin Signal No No 1 R output 9 ...
Page 8: ... NC 23 NC 11 NC 24 NC 12 NC 25 NC 13 INNER_SHIELD Ground 26 INNER_SHIELD Ground Note When you operate a camera module by inputting an external trigger signal via the 26 pin connector make sure to input external trigger signals that meet the following specifications to both the two pins Specifications for the External Trigger Signal Amplitude LVDS using a 3 3 volt IC Polarity positive Connections I...
Page 9: ... functions Description Operating mode Normal Trigger Shutter speed Normal 1 1 10000 Trigger Internal setting 1 15 1 10000 Setting by trigger pulse width Gain 0 to 18 dB Binning function OFF ON Partial Scan function OFF ON Detail OFF ON External trigger input 26 pin connector DC 700 700CE White balance Preset Manual AWB XCL U1000C only Matrix OFF ON XCL U1000C only Note Make sure to supply power to...
Page 10: ...s each independent pixel video signal for 1 14 976 second Application Use this mode to provide continuous standard video output Normal Mode Vertical timing 1V 1252H FVAL LVAL DVAL Output 1H 50H 1202H 2 1 1200 LVAL DVAL Clock Output Horizontal timing 1H 1920CL 1CL 1 36 MHz 27 8 ns 1CL 318CL 2 1 1599 3 1600 1602CL ...
Page 11: ... mode and the shutter speed to OFF Then set the pulse detection mode The accumulation time becomes a trigger pulse width Application Use this mode to obtain a video signal synchronized with an input of external trigger signals after a certain period of time TRG LVAL DVAL Output Vertical timing Horizontal timing is the same as Normal mode FVAL T1 T2 T3 1H 50H 1201H 2 1 1200 1600CL 320CL High rate s...
Page 12: ...1 100 s 14 04 1 120 s 12 40 1 250 s 8 08 Edge detection 33 5 ms or 100 us or more 1 500 s 6 06 more 1 s less than 1 1000 s 5 08 1 2000 s 4 53 1 5000 s 4 28 1 10000 s 4 17 66 7 ms 70 82 33 3 ms 37 34 100 us or 10 0 ms 14 02 Puls width 33 5 ms or more 8 33 ms OFF 12 33 detection more 1 s less than 4 ms 8 03 1 ms 6 03 100 us 4 13 Binning Mode with external trigger XCL U1000 only 1 In the edge detecti...
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Page 15: ... 82 33 3 ms 37 34 See the 100 us or 10 0 ms 14 02 Puls width formula on more 8 33 ms OFF 12 33 detection the right 1 s less than 4 ms 8 03 1 ms 6 03 100 us 4 13 1 Set a trigger cycle 1 T1 using the following formula T1 1920 a b 36000 0 1 ms Refer to the table of the high rate scan mode no external trigger for the values of a b c and d 2 In the edge detection mode you cannot set a shutter speed slo...
Page 16: ...t To input send a command delimit a command name and parameters with spaces and press the Enter Carriage Return key The following show the input format and an example Input format command param1 param2 param3 Enter Input example PARTIAL 1 0 15 CR Notes A command name and parameters that follow cannot be omitted except for the last parameter Input characters are non case sensitive Input decimal num...
Page 17: ... Camera control commands fall into eight categories Category Description AFE Sets AFE modes Shutter Trigger Selects a shutter speed and a trigger mode WB Adjusts white balance DTL Adjusts edge enhancement Color Adjusts color matrix Gamma Sets γ table Binning Partial Selects a binning mode and a partial scan mode IN OUT Sets input output of a camera All the parameters used in camera control command...
Page 18: ...comes valid 3 WB manual setting t The value set manually becomes valid 4 One Push AWB t Executes One Push AWB After execution the data becomes valid Process Selects a white balance mode Manual R Gain Setting Command RGAIN Parameter1 Gain 0 to 0xFF Process Sets R gain value in WB manual setting mode The parameter is 128 The camera regards the R gain value set in WB preset value 3200K as the standar...
Page 19: ...is automatically set for Parameter2 Sharpness Setting For XCL U1000C only Command SHARP Parameter1 Sharpness 0 to 7 Process Adjusts sharpness of the output images DTL Mode Setting Command DTL MODE Parameter1 Mode 0 to 1 0 OFF t DTL OFF 1 ON t DTL ON Process Selects a DTL mode When set to ON all the setting values set using DTL Setting Commands becomes valid When set to OFF values for the edge enha...
Page 20: ...ective partial scan range is shown below If an input value is out of range it becomes invalid Readout start position Readout end position Readout end position Readout start position 16 IN OUT Setting Commands External Trigger Signal Input Selection Command EXTTRG Parameter1 Specified input 0 to 1 0 Camera Link t Inputs signals via a Camera Link connector 1 DC t Inputs signals via a DC connector Pr...
Page 21: ...command The following messages appear when the execution is completed OK Completed normally ERROR STATUS An error occured Note An occurrence of error may indicate that the data in a destination media is damaged Try saving again with the power ON Read Setting Command Setting Read Command LOAD Process Reads all data related to camera control commands from Flash ROM Get Setting Value Command Setting ...
Page 22: ...nhancement Sharpness setting DTL mode setting CL Color 10 MTX mode MTX0 MTX1 MTX2 MTX3 MTX4 MTX5 MTX6 MTX7 MTX8 GM Gamma 2 γ table γ binalization threshold HR Binning Partial 4 Binning mode Partial scan mode Partial scan readout start position Partial scan readout end position IO IN OUT 4 External trigger signal input selection Output data clock phase Bayer data output mode Internal color bar outp...
Page 23: ...It differs depending on whether the trigger mode is set to ON or OFF a Setting available X Setting inavailable When the trigger mode is set to other than OFF Trigger mode setting Shutter speed setting OFF Mid speed Low speed area area External trigger edge detection X a X External trigger pulse width detection a X X Internal trigger output X a X Low speed area is the area in which a shutter speed ...
Page 24: ...imit of HPF Data Level Setting Enhancement Enhancement SHARP Sharpness Sharpness Setting DTL MODE Mode DTL Mode Setting COLORMTX Mode MTX Element MTX Setting Value Color Matrix Setting GAMMA Mode γ Table Setting BINARIZE Binalization Setting Value γ Binalization Threshold Setting BINNING Mode Binning Mode Setting PARTIAL Mode Readout Start Position Readout End Position Partial Scan Setting EXTTRG ...
Page 25: ...5 kHz positive VD frequency 60 Hz positive Output signal frequency 15 Hz Effective lines 1 600 1 200 Sensitivity XCL U1000C 2 000 lx F8 XCL U1000 400 lx F5 6 Minimum illumination XCL U1000C 4 lx gain 18 dB F1 4 XCL U1000 2 lx gain 18 dB F1 4 Gain 0 to 18 dB γ OFF ON Read mode XCL U1000C normal high rate scan XCL U1000 normal binning high rate scan Detail OFF ON White balance XCL U1000C only preset...
Page 26: ... notice IMPORTANT The nameplate is located on the bottom Spectral Sensitivity Characteristics Typical Values XCL U1000C Lens characteristics included and light source characteristics excluded Wavelength nm Relative sensitivity 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 9 1 0 XCL U1000 Wavelength nm Relative sensitivity ...
Page 27: ...ion contained herein is for reference only and does not convey any license by any implication or otherwise under any intellectual property right or other right of Sony or third parties Sony cannot assume responsibility for any right infringements arising out of the use of this information 13 1 2 56 2 7 32 44 1 23 32 φ 27 5 1 3 32 8 5 16 95 3 3 4 50 1 31 32 13 1 2 103 4 1 16 4 M3 26 1 1 32 ...
